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October 3 2013:
Thomas asked me earlier what time I went to bed last night. I told him and we went about our business. A little bit later he came over and helped me wash the dishes and then cleaned the stove and told me he wanted to help so I could go to bed earlier.
I am blessed times 500 million and beyond that I get to be this little person’s Mama!! xoxo
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October 3 2015:
Sibshop time for Thomas! Super big plus: Don Meyer is facilitating this one as it’s a demonstration Sibshop. I went through Sibshop training with Don facilitating a few years ago at UNR. I know Thomas is having a ball! He was sitting next to Don when I left. Oceans of gratitude to Diana Beeghly Rovetti and Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities for putting this together. This is Thomas’ 4th one and he loves being a part of them!!!
Happy Happy Happy Birthday to my Momma, Patty!! Being your daughter is one of my greatest treasures and one of my biggest opportunities for learning and growing. Love, Love, Love YOU! Hope you and Frank are having FUN!!! We miss having y’all just around the corner!! xoxo
Extra cool library day! We went to a library we’ve never visited!! So awesome, beautiful view, and we didn’t even get to look through all the books and movies. The lighting or something inside made Lillian sick to her stomach. Had to go really fast! She felt better once we got outside and headed home. We’ll have to go back and try again!
October 3 2012
You are a special woman like no other … I thank you with all my soul and being for ALWAYS being there for me and doing the best darn job you could in raising me! I LOVE YOU!!! Love, Camilla
Adventures in Happiness and Gratitude … Thomas and I are making Sicilian meatloaf, listening to jazz and blues …. Just simply enjoying life ….
October 3 2010:
Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday Dear Momma, Happy Birthday to You, And Many Moreeee!!!!!!!!!!! Today is my Momma’s Bday, Patty Romano. I’m truly blessed that you are my Mom and more grateful than I can even express for all your support and wisdom throughout my life and especially these past 4 years! Love you!
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October 1 2013:
Just about every night when I tuck Lillian into bed she wants to hear a “Life Story” from me. I share little nuggets about whatever comes to mind from my childhood.
Tonight I shared how my best friend from Oaklawn Jr High, Lillie Powell Salsberry, and I would sometimes go to the mall and hang out all day. We’d make a schedule of all the shops we wanted to visit.
Including the arcade, the card shop (Hallmark), lunch, maybe a movie, and the music store. Explained how we would look at all the new records and albums. Oh wait! What are those? HA! Had to describe them and what a record player is.
She says, “Oh, I’ve heard of those.” Hahaha!!! Lillie’s spitfire of a Mama absolutely hated us doing this! We were in Jr High though and we knew what the heck we were doing! HA! I loved thinking about this memory tonight!
Thank you Lillian for not letting me get away with skipping the “Life Story” ritual … I’m remembering things I haven’t thought about in years … and it’s fun …. xoxoxo
March 2 2024
The Goodness of Laughter
Who wants to meet for coffee?
Laughing til our faces hurt
Laughing til we can’t breathe
Laughing til our stomach muscles hurt
Laughing til the laughter spreads to the people next to us
Laughing til the laughter
Sprouts wings
Fluttering down the lane
Infecting all in its path
Taking to the skies
Bringing laughter to the clouds
The sun, the stars, the moon
When the wave of laughter subsides
We take a deep breath, sip our coffee
And think how good this felt
There is nothing that compares to this type of joy shared together.
March 2 2024
Fun one written for Sexy Grown Folks Poetry event on February 24 2024. Mixture of my own words and song lyrics.
Dive Into Your Ocean
I’m coming out
I want the world to know
Got to let it show
There’s a new me coming out
I am gonna do it
Like you never knew
I’m spreading love
There is no need to fear
Let me talk to em
With them apple bottom jeans
Boots with the fur
Shake your booty
You can, you can
Do it very well
I know a place we can go
I just wanna be with you
Sail into the mystic
Smell the sea
Feel the sky
Let your soul and spirit
Fly into the mystic
I want you to rock my gypsy soul
Together we’ll float into the mystic
I want to dive into your ocean
talk to me like lovers do
I want to kiss like lovers do
So baby
kiss me like lovers do
Sweep me off my feet
Kiss every inch of my body
Stroke me
Kiss me more
Kiss me more
Kiss me more
Then let me wrap myself around you
Let’s get it on
We’re all sensitive people
With so much to give
Hey you, over there
On the chaise longue
In your underwear
What are you doing sitting down
You should be horizontal now
I want to feel your lips on mine
Feel your tongue in my mouth
Look into your eyes
I want to feel your breath, your lips
On my neck, on my, ahhhhhh ….
Tastes like strawberries
On a summer evenin’
Breathe me in
Breathe me out
Let’s get high on each other
Say my name
Love is gonna rise up
It sounds like a whisper
Talkin’ about passion
Mississippi Queen
Way down around Vicksburg,
around Louisiana way
You know she was a dancer
Baby hold on to me
I want to do it til the sun comes up
I want to do it til I can’t get enough
Be my mirror,
reflect what I am,
Lips like sugar,
sugar kisses
Oh,
babe,
I wanna taste your lips,
I wanna be your fantasy
Walk this way,
Talk this way,
Just give me a kiss
I want a little sugar in my bowl
I want a little sweetness down in my soul
I could stand some lovin’
Oh so bad
I want a little steam on my clothes
Maybe I can fix things so they’ll go
What’s the matter daddy
Come on save my soul
I need some sugar in my bowl
Let’s have the time of our life
Saturday night and the lights are low
Free your mind
And the rest will follow
Freedom’s just another word
for nothing left to lose.
Camilla Downs 2024
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September 30 2014:
Great sky, great walk, great conversation … With some great people!
March 2 2024
I caught nature making window art yesterday. Cute little ice crystal stacks. 💙❄️🧊❄️💙
March 1 2024
I call this one “Courage”. 💥💥💥
February 28 2024
Yesterday’s hike was perfect (and a workout). All uphill for the first half. 🥵
February 27 2024
My poetry friends sang me Happy Birthday last night, and treated me like a Queen. ❤️❤️❤️ Full house last night, with wonderful poetry shared.
Lillian wrote a poem for me; which I shared. It was a hit! (Lillian is my 22 year old special needs daughter) She totally understood the assignment. 😁
The mermaids of the sea bow down
To the queen of the oceans
Bravely dancing
In the seas of love and the heart of kindness
Dances the braveness of the mermaid
Of my heart of friendliness
Swimming into the dancing sea of stars
The mermaid dances to the song
Of life bravely and free
To the mermaids of sea
Lillian Darnell – 2024
I wrote a poem titled, “Me”. I’ll share that one in a separate post.
